NVIDIA BlueField Management and Initial Provisioning
NVIDIA BlueField Management and Initial Provisioning

Appendix - BlueField DHCP Discover

Vendor Class String in DHCP Discover

Originator of the DHCP Discover

NVIDIA/BF/OOB

BlueField SoC Arm OS over 1GbE OOB

NVIDIA/BF/PXE

BlueField SoC UEFI BIOS over either 1GbE OOB or high-speed ports

NVIDIA/BF/DP

BlueField SoC Arm OS over high-speed ports

NVIDIA/BF/BMC

BlueField BMC over 1GbE OOB

BF2Client

BlueField OS/UEFI in older versions

PXEClient

BlueField OS/UEFI in older versions

HTTPClient

BlueField OS/UEFI in older versions

Sent from the BlueField UEFI BIOS to the DCHP server:

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0.0.0.0 -> 255.255.255.255 DHCP 370 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0xfd2f32f1 192.168.254.119 -> 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Offer - Transaction ID 0xfd2f32f1 0.0.0.0 -> 255.255.255.255 DHCP 382 DHCP Request - Transaction ID 0xfd2f32f1 192.168.254.119 -> 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP ACK - Transaction ID 0xfd2f32f1 aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff -> Broadcast ARP 60 Who has 192.168.254.119? Tell 192.168.254.139 gg:hh:ii:jj:kk:ll -> aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff ARP 60 192.168.254.119 is at gg:hh:ii:jj:kk:ll 192.168.254.139 -> 192.168.254.119 TFTP 98 Read Request, File: /grubaa64.efi, Transfer type: octet, tsize\000=0\000, blksize\000=1400\000, windowsize\000=4\000 192.168.254.119 -> 192.168.254.139 TFTP 84 Option Acknowledgement, tsize\000=2414472\000, blksize\000=1400\000, windowsize\000=4\000 192.168.254.139 -> 192.168.254.119 TFTP 72 Error Code, Code: Option negotiation failed, Message: User aborted the transfer 192.168.254.139 -> 192.168.254.119 TFTP 90 Read Request, File: /grubaa64.efi, Transfer type: octet, blksize\000=1400\000, windowsize\000=4\000 192.168.254.119 -> 192.168.254.139 TFTP 70 Option Acknowledgement, blksize\000=1400\000, windowsize\000=4\000 192.168.254.139 -> 192.168.254.119 TFTP 60 Acknowledgement, Block: 0 192.168.254.119 -> 192.168.254.139 TFTP 1446 Data Packet, Block: 1 192.168.254.119 -> 192.168.254.139 TFTP 1446 Data Packet, Block: 2 192.168.254.119 -> 192.168.254.139 TFTP 1446 Data Packet, Block: 3   Ethernet II, Src: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff (aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff), Dst: Broadcast (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Destination: Broadcast (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Address: Broadcast (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) .... ..1. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Locally administered address (this is NOT the factory default) .... ...1 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Group address (multicast/broadcast) Source: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff (aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff) Address: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff (aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff) .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique address (factory default) .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0), Dst: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00: Not-ECT (Not ECN-Capable Transport)) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..00 = Explicit Congestion Notification: Not-ECT (Not ECN-Capable Transport) (0x00) Total Length: 368 Identification: 0x61c7 (25031) Flags: 0x00 0... .... = Reserved bit: Not set .0.. .... = Don't fragment: Not set ..0. .... = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 64 Protocol: UDP (17) Header checksum: 0x17b7 [validation disabled] [Good: False] [Bad: False] Source: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Destination: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Source port: bootpc (68) Destination port: bootps (67) Length: 348 Checksum: 0xe557 [validation disabled] [Good Checksum: False] [Bad Checksum: False] Bootstrap Protocol Message type: Boot Request (1) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x01) Hardware address length: 6 Hops: 0 Transaction ID: 0xfd2f32f1 Seconds elapsed: 0 Bootp flags: 0x8000 (Broadcast) 1... .... .... .... = Broadcast flag: Broadcast .000 0000 0000 0000 = Reserved flags: 0x0000 Client IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Your (client) IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Next server IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Relay agent IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Client MAC address: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff (aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff) Client hardware address padding: 00000000000000000000 Server host name not given Boot file name not given Magic cookie: DHCP Option: (53) DHCP Message Type Length: 1 DHCP: Request (3) Option: (54) DHCP Server Identifier Length: 4 DHCP Server Identifier: 192.168.254.119 (192.168.254.119) Option: (50) Requested IP Address Length: 4 Requested IP Address: 192.168.254.139 (192.168.254.139) Option: (57) Maximum DHCP Message Size Length: 2 Maximum DHCP Message Size: 65280 Option: (55) Parameter Request List Length: 35 Parameter Request List Item: (1) Subnet Mask Parameter Request List Item: (2) Time Offset Parameter Request List Item: (3) Router Parameter Request List Item: (4) Time Server Parameter Request List Item: (5) Name Server Parameter Request List Item: (6) Domain Name Server Parameter Request List Item: (12) Host Name Parameter Request List Item: (13) Boot File Size Parameter Request List Item: (15) Domain Name Parameter Request List Item: (17) Root Path Parameter Request List Item: (18) Extensions Path Parameter Request List Item: (22) Maximum Datagram Reassembly Size Parameter Request List Item: (23) Default IP Time-to-Live Parameter Request List Item: (28) Broadcast Address Parameter Request List Item: (40) Network Information Service Domain Parameter Request List Item: (41) Network Information Service Servers Parameter Request List Item: (42) Network Time Protocol Servers Parameter Request List Item: (43) Vendor-Specific Information Parameter Request List Item: (50) Requested IP Address Parameter Request List Item: (51) IP Address Lease Time Parameter Request List Item: (54) DHCP Server Identifier Parameter Request List Item: (58) Renewal Time Value Parameter Request List Item: (59) Rebinding Time Value Parameter Request List Item: (60) Vendor class identifier Parameter Request List Item: (66) TFTP Server Name Parameter Request List Item: (67) Bootfile name Parameter Request List Item: (97) UUID/GUID-based Client Identifier Parameter Request List Item: (128) DOCSIS full security server IP [TODO] Parameter Request List Item: (129) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Parameter Request List Item: (130) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Parameter Request List Item: (131) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Parameter Request List Item: (132) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Parameter Request List Item: (133) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Parameter Request List Item: (134) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Parameter Request List Item: (135) PXE - undefined (vendor specific) Option: (97) UUID/GUID-based Client Identifier Length: 17 Client Identifier (UUID): c24e2ad6-a730-ec11-8000-08c0eb58d8ec Option: (94) Client Network Device Interface Length: 3 Major Version: 3 Minor Version: 16 Option: (93) Client System Architecture Length: 2 Client System Architecture: Unknown (11) Option: (60) Vendor class identifier Length: 13 Vendor class identifier: NVIDIA/BF/PXE Option: (255) End Option End: 255

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Note the "Vendor class identifier" value in line 134.

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